91.   As it is, the baby will probably be born just as the House is finishing work on the federal budget.

92.   As it is, the baby will probably come just as the House is finishing work on the federal budget.

93.   As a nation, we have achieved most of our economic objectives, from running a federal budget surplus to vastly improving our manufacturing productivity.

94.   As last year wore on, the issue became not whether the federal budget should be balanced but when and how.

95.   As a result, debates over keyboards are a little like debates over the federal budget.

96.   As President Clinton and congressional Republicans wrestle over the next federal budget, taxpayers are wondering whether government will follow through on plans to rewrite several tax laws.

97.   As a result, legislative leaders from both parties, who have been hesitant to start budget negotiations until the federal budget impasse is broken, reacted skeptically.

98.   As a result, much of the discussion on Capitol Hill and in the press about federal budget decisions has little to do with reality.

99.   As Medicare spending rises higher and higher, balancing the federal budget becomes less likely.

100.   As the federal budget surplus has grown in recent years, Greenspan has repeatedly stressed that the first priority should be to pay down the national debt.